Refreshed from a year's meditation and fuelled by a lethal combination of extra strong coffee and those lotus biscuits with the cream in the middle, Neko, the premier act to emerge from Bristol's thriving Japanese language post rock/electronica micro scene (population 1) are back with "Windfall", their second EP, following on from their highly acclaimed 2023 debut "King Louie".

Like most second releases, it's a more mature collection of songs than its predecessor (fewer songs about 5 a side football, more songs about complicated IT jobs and desperate attempts to avoid middle aged spread) that sees the band, now with vocalist Yuka Suzuki as a full time member, polish and develop their distinctive sound.

Teaming up again with producer Dom Mitchison, the EP's four tracks are a vibrant melting pot of styles and ideas. Yuka Suzuki's ethereal vocals are the one constant, through the dreamy "Stack Overflow" and "Kleshas" to the moody guitar lines and Donna Summer style synths of "Almost Forgotten". The slow-building title track "Windfall" brings the EP to a pounding, cathartic conclusion.

The band will be undertaking a short tour towards the end of November to promote the release, with dates in Cardiff, London and hometown Bristol currently pencilled in. The "Windfall" EP is available for listening on Spotify and other music streaming services, while officially released on Shoredive Records (on CD) and Mahorka (cassette).

The Mahorka Edition cassette includes a whole exclusive B side of spectacular remixes of the original EP tracks by Asshole Galaxy, Tawdry Otter, Brainquake, popon and Suzuki.

Released November 22, 2024

P&L 2024 under exclusive license to Mahorka and Shoredive Records
Written and performed by Neko, 2024
Lyrics by Yuka Suzuki
Recorded and Engineered by Dominic Mitchison @ Humm Studios, 2024
Mastering of the original EP tracks (Side A) by Shawn Joseph @ Optimum Mastering, 2024
Mastering of the remixes (Side B) by Weldroid, 2024

Neko:
nekoneko.bandcamp.com
facebook.com/nekonekoband
instagram.com/nekonekoband
youtube.com/@nekobanduk

Asshole Galaxy: mahorka.org/artist/asshole-galaxy
Tawdry Otter: suitablybizarre.bandcamp.com
Suzuki: soundcloud.com/suzuki
popon: soundcloud.com/popon_tonichan
Brainquake: brainquake.bandcamp.com

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